Comparison

Cypher vs Haunted Escape Game

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cypher

Crack numeric codes by interpreting clues and formulas. This logic puzzle game offers a unique challenge with a single, guaranteed solution. It's a fresh take on classic brain teasers.

Highlights
  • Crack numeric codes
  • Interpret formulas for hints
  • Single, guaranteed solution
  • Logic puzzle gameplay
  • Brain-testing challenges
Features
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Crack the numeric code following the clues! Symbols hide single digits. Interpret the formulas to get hints. There is exactly one solution, no need to guess. This game is a new take on classic logic puzzles like sudoko, wordle, kakuro and skyscraper. Test your brain in this seemingly simple puzzle!

About

Haunted Escape Game

Embark on a chilling horror puzzle adventure where you navigate cursed film sets and unravel twisted scripts. Solve mind-bending puzzles, find hidden objects, and survive a psychological descent into madness to escape a cinematic nightmare.

Highlights
  • 10 adventure room levels
  • Film-inspired puzzles
  • Logic puzzles and brain teasers
  • Hidden object and clue finding
  • 2D graphics with animations
  • Savable progress
Features
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Welcome to ENA Game Studio presented by chilling nightmare with "Haunted Escape: Final Cut", a mind-bending horror puzzle adventure where every shadow hides a secret and every choice could be your last. Navigate through cursed film sets, unravel twisted scripts, and survive a psychological descent into madness. Game story: Jax, a struggling ghost vlogger on the brink of digital irrelevance, receives a cryptic invitation to complete “Final Cut,” an unfinished horror masterpiece left behind by the legendary (and mysteriously vanished) director William Grimms. Eager to revive his fame, Jax accepts — but the journey quickly spirals into chaos. What begins as a simple flight turns into a nightmare at 30,000 feet, and after an emergency exit (emphasis on “emergency”), Jax crash-lands into the eerie island of Grimmswood. There, he’s greeted by Butler, a floating ghost head with a flair for drama and sarcasm. The studio? Abandoned, haunted, and very much alive — filled with cursed sets, rogue scripts, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. With no way back, Jax must finish the film… but the deeper he goes, the more reality begins to blur. Is he making a movie — or is the movie making him? One thing’s certain: he’ll need to improvise, survive, and maybe even rewrite his own fate if he hopes to escape the clutches of this cinematic nightmare. Puzzle Mechanism Type: “Final Cut” challenges players with film-inspired puzzles that blur the line between fiction and reality. Each scene unfolds like a twisted script, requiring players to decode haunted storyboards, splice together cursed film reels, solve dialogue-based riddles, and interact with set props that react to light, sound, or timing cues. Logic, observation, and creativity are key as puzzles evolve with the narrative — with some even rewriting themselves mid-play, forcing players to adapt and improvise like true directors trapped in their own horror story. Escape Game Module: The escape game unfolds across episodic “scenes,” each representing a different cursed set within the haunted Grimmswood studio — from blood-stained editing rooms to forgotten backlots and sound stages that echo with phantom takes. Players must navigate nonlinear rooms, collect essential clues, and uncover fragments of the unfinished film while avoiding ghostly glitches and cinematic traps. With a dynamic objective structure, some levels demand stealth and speed, while others require cinematic intuition. As the lines between film and reality distort, players aren’t just trying to escape — they’re racing to complete the movie before the final scene consumes them. FEATURES : *10 Levels of different adventure rooms. *It's free to play. *Daily Reward free coins available. *More than 10+ Logic Puzzles. *Attractive Brain Teaser Gameplays. *Stunning Animations in 2D Graphics. *Localized with 26 languages. *Find hidden objects & clues. *Savable Progress is Enabled. Available in 26 languages---- (English, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese)

Screenshots

Cypher4 screens
Haunted Escape Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cypher at 100% against Haunted Escape Game's 33%. Cypher also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Haunted Escape Game's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Haunted Escape Game sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Cypher asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cypher holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Haunted Escape Game has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cypher's written reviews are positive against 33% of Haunted Escape Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cypher ships an update every 9 days, Haunted Escape Game every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cypher versus Haunted Escape Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCypherHaunted Escape Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.4 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings222 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB327 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSmartCodeENA GAME STUDIO PRIVATE LIMITED

Customer experience

Cypher

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Haunted Escape Game

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Cypher

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Haunted Escape Game

One-time10
  • Get 3600 Seconds of Energy$0.99
  • Get Double the Rewards$0.99
  • Get Ads free for 7 days$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Get Triple the Rewards$1.99
  • Get 11400 Seconds of Energy$2.99
  • Get Quadruple the Rewards$2.99
  • Get 19200 Seconds of Energy$4.99
  • Get 18000 Seconds of Energy$4.99
  • Get 32400 Seconds of Energy$9.99
  • Get 51300 Seconds of Energy$11.99

Questions

Is Cypher free?
Cypher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Haunted Escape Game free?
Haunted Escape Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cypher or Haunted Escape Game?
Cypher is rated higher. Cypher averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Haunted Escape Game averages 4.4 from 22 ratings.
Do Cypher or Haunted Escape Game have ads?
Neither Cypher nor Haunted Escape Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cypher or Haunted Escape Game?
Cypher ships an update every 9 days, and Haunted Escape Game every 2 months. Most recently, Cypher was updated on October 7, 2026 and Haunted Escape Game on September 14, 2026.

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